Top Catholic cleric says Gaza humanitarian situation ‘morally unacceptable’

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The Roman Catholic church’s most senior cleric in the Holy Land has said that the humanitarian situation in Gaza was “morally unacceptable”, after visiting the war-torn Palestinian territory, AFP reports.

“We have seen men holding out in the sun for hours in the hope of a simple meal,” Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa told a news conference. “It’s morally unacceptable and unjustified,” he added.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa attends a press conference after a trip to Gaza where he visited a church shelled by Israel, in Jerusalem. — Reuters
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa attends a press conference after a trip to Gaza where he visited a church shelled by Israel, in Jerusalem. — Reuters

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